This council declared a climate emergency on July 10, 2019.
“In 2019 Bury council declared a climate emergency and we have set an ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2038.”
This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 60% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 · Top performer Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Tyneside Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Arun District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 98% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Basildon Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Gravesham Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Medway Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of Edinburgh Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 97% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bury-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].